Liz Truss stands on the brink of breaking her pledge not to cut public services - one of the promises which propelled her to the top job.
Back in July the Prime Minister, who was on the campaign trail trying to woo party members, told The Mirror unequivocally that her tax cutting plans would not involve slashing services.
But fast forward less than three months and her Chancellor is telling the country the exact opposite, refusing to rule out a fresh austerity drive while inflation leaves an £18 billion gap in public finances.
